diff --git a/src/_locales/en/messages.json b/src/_locales/en/messages.json
index 1915bfe..d60c9f9 100644
--- a/src/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/src/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@
   "isDisabledInTextFieldsCaptionLabel": {
     "message": "Don't display translation button or panel when selecting text in a text field."
   },
+  "isDisabledInCodeElementLabel": {
+    "message": "Disable translation in code tags"
+  },
+  "isDisabledInCodeElementCaptionLabel": {
+    "message": "Don't display translation button or panel when selecting text in code tag."
+  },
   "ifOnlyTranslateWhenModifierKeyPressedLabel": {
     "message": "Translate on modifier key pressed"
   },
diff --git a/src/content/index.js b/src/content/index.js
index 0fe4f36..2ce2a75 100644
--- a/src/content/index.js
+++ b/src/content/index.js
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ const handleMouseUp = async e => {
   const isInPasswordField = e.target.tagName === "INPUT" && e.target.type === "password";
   if (isInPasswordField) return;
 
-  const inCodeElement = e.target.tagName === 'CODE' || !!e.target.closest('code')
-  if (inCodeElement) return;
+  const inCodeElement = e.target.tagName === 'CODE' || !!e.target.closest('code');
+  if (inCodeElement && getSettings("isDisabledInCodeElement")) return;
 
   const isInThisElement =
     document.querySelector("#simple-translate") &&
diff --git a/src/settings/defaultSettings.js b/src/settings/defaultSettings.js
index f381902..30b67d7 100644
--- a/src/settings/defaultSettings.js
+++ b/src/settings/defaultSettings.js
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ export default [
             type: "checkbox",
             default: false
           },
+          {
+            id: "isDisabledInCodeElement",
+            title: "isDisabledInCodeElementLabel",
+            captions: ["isDisabledInCodeElementCaptionLabel"],
+            type: "checkbox",
+            default: false,
+            new: true
+          },
           {
             id: "ignoredDocumentLang",
             title: "ignoredDocumentLangLabel",